The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-08


able integrity and for thirty-tlVe years
served the public. He resigned without
stain upon his character.
Rep. C. Brown was in favor of granting
pensions where circumstances needed 1t.
The motion to refer to committee was
then put and lost.
Noble Castle moved to strike out the last
section so that the moment the bill passed
it would become law. Agreed to
The bill then passed to engrOssment and
was ordered TO be READ third time on
Wednesday.
Second reading of an Act 10 repeal chap
ter 48, Session Laws of $50, relating to
permanent settlement for w. c. Parke.
Minister Brown moved it pass to en-
grossment.
Noble Castle moved to strike out the last
section.
Minister Thurston said Mr.. Parke had
been drawing the pension, and he thought
it should not be cut off until the end of the
year. There would then be no discOurtesy
shown.
Noble Castle said the reason was a legiti-
mate one and he would withdraw his mo-
ton.
The bill passed to engrossment and was
ordered to be read third time ON Wednes-
day.
HAWAIIAN BOARD or HEALTH.
Second reading of an Act to repeal Chap
ter %, Session Laws of 1886, relating to the
Hawaiian Board of Health.
Passed to engrOssment and ordered to be
read third time on Thursday.
IMMIGRATION BILL.
Second reading of an Act to amend and
consolidate the law relating to immigration.
Minister Thurston moved it be referred
to a special committee. 1t was all import
ant subject and the bill should not be passed
hastily. The motion carried.
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION BILL.
Second reading of an Act to amend Sec
ton of an Act entitled - An Act to repeal
Chapter 10 of the Civil Code, and to regu-
late the bureau of public instruction, APP
proved Jan airy 10, 1865
Noble Wldemann asked what alterations
there were in the law now existing, and the
motives.
Minister Thurston, after moving the bill
pass to engrossment, said that when the
present Cabinet came into Office they found
that the officers for three bureaus had to
come from the Privy Council. The cOnse-
quence was that they found some men were
serving in all three bureaus. The Cabinet
had to manufacture Privy Councillors so
as to get competent men to serve on these
boards. The only change made was to
move this restriction.
Noble Wideman said every change was
not an improvement.
The bill passed to engrossment and was
ordered to be read third time OH Thurs
day.
PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
Second reading of an Act to amend
chapter Session Laws of 1875 relating to
the public health.
Minister Thurston moved it pass to en-
grossment. 1t was intended to dispense
with the Privy Council in connection with
the Board of Health. If the House
saw fit it could pass salary for the Pres
ident. This matter received careful con-
sideration by the Cabinet. The leprosy
question was very importantant one.
Nothing had been done to stay it. 1t was
going on increasing and stared at them on
every hand. One OF the strongest measures
that brought about this House was the
eprosy question. The Cabinet had come
to the conclusion that the only way to deal
with it was to grapple with it and stamp 1T
out. If they did not, the Hawaiian nation
| was doomed, and it would not be confined
to them. This place would get to be known
as plague spot. Therefore they had to
get an efficient man as President, not
figure head, and not leave the work to the
secretary as heretofore. They must have
a competent medical man. DR.. Emerson
had accepted the position on the express
condition that the Cabinet would apply to
the Legislature for a salary. The Pres
ident should travel throughout the King
dom and see that everything has been
done to gather in the lepers, and also that
the various physicians were doing their
duty.
Noble Widemann absolutely agreed with
what the Minister had said about leprosy.
But he failed to see that paying the Pres
ident salary would have any effect. He
moved that the bill be printed so that they
could learn its merits.
Noble Smith moved it be referred to the
Sanitary Committee. 1t was very i'm
portant bill and should have full con-
sheraton.
The motion to refer to the Sanitary Com
mittee carried.
THE AUDITING ACT.
Second reading of an Act to repeal chap
ter % Session Laws of 1882, relating to
public monies and the auditing of accounts. |
Referred to the Finance Committee.
PRINCESS PoOMAIKELANI's PENSION.
Second reading of an Act to repeal |
chapter Al, Session Laws of 1886, relating !
to a permanent settlement for H. K. H.
Princess Poomaikelani. Passed to en- |
grossment, and ordered to be read a third |
on Wednesday.
RESOLUTION.
Noble Castle, on suspension of the rules |
presented the following resolution: